What is Liothyronine (T3)?

Liothyronine is a thyroid product. Oral preparation is a replacement or supplemental therapy in hypothyroidism; management of nontoxic goiter; a diagnostic aid. IV preparation is used for the treatment of myxedema coma/precoma.

7 patient evaluations
for
Liothyronine (T3)

Jan 7, 2017
(Started Jul 08, 2011)

Effectiveness

Can't tell
(for major depressive disorder)

Effectiveness

Can't tell
(for fatigue)

Side effects

None

Adherence

Always

Burden

Not at all hard to take

Dosage:
12.5 mcg
Daily

Advice & Tips:
In October began reducing very slowly this time and seems to be working.
It was added with my old AD's as an adjunct and now after a year on the MAOI which actually seems to work. I will see family Dr to have thyroid test in a month or two to make sure that my thyroid is functioning normally as it was before I started the cytomel. Then if I need it I will take it.
also if I am starting to get functional and do get back to work I could be in a position where I will not be on disability and may not have a plan to cover prescriptions. That is the case and that my new work is not statsitically to be high income saving $50.00 a month is going to be important, plus why take anything you do not need.

Cost:
< $25 monthly

Apr 8, 2016
(Started Jul 08, 2011)

Effectiveness

Slight
(for major depressive disorder)

Effectiveness

Slight
(for fatigue)

Side effects

None

Adherence

Always

Burden

Not at all hard to take

Dosage:
12.5 mcg
Daily

Advice & Tips:
Reviewed and returned to previous dose.
Liothyronine-T3-cytomel is in Canadian Depression Guidelines as an add-on therapy.
Was studied in the STAR-D trial and found to be well tolerated. Same effectiveness as lithium

Mar 26, 2016
(Started Jul 08, 2011)

Effectiveness

None
(for major depressive disorder)

Effectiveness

Can't tell
(for fatigue)

Side effects

None

Adherence

Always

Burden

A little hard to take

Dosage:
6.25 mcg
Daily

Advice & Tips:
Started as to help with depression fatigue, lowered to 12.5mcg without explanation , now trying to stop Rx but encountered extreme fatigue, so added back 6.25mcg per day and will have follow up with dr. Pharmacist had not heard of T3 for depression and looked at my history and said my through levels were high? So Dr appointment is due as the fatigue created by stopping could be depressing😬

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Jan 1, 2017
(Started Apr 05, 2012)

Effectiveness

Can't tell
(for thyroid disorder)

Effectiveness

Can't tell
(for hypothyroidism)

Side effects

None

Adherence

Always

Burden

Not at all hard to take

Dosage:
5 mcg
Daily

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Jul 1, 2013
(Started Nov 01, 2011)

Effectiveness

Can't tell
(for hypothyroidism)

Side effects

None

Adherence

Always

Burden

Not at all hard to take

Dosage:
5 mcg
Daily

Advice & Tips:
This compound medication was only prescribed by a physician who would not take insurance. Cost of medical visits became to high for a relief that seemed unnoticeable.